Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-04-12
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In the Arensdorf trial at Sioux City
yesterday the state occupied the day
In argument.
The president yesterday appointed as
postmaster A. w. Greene, at Miller, d.
T., vice Keppart, removed.
Benton j. Hall OF Iowa has qualified
- copamlssioner OF patents and will
assumed charge Of the office.
A Nebraska City, Neb., special says:
David Hoffman, convicted OF wrecking
the Missouri Pacific train at DuHbar
last January, was sentenced yesterday
to. be hanged July %.
While French detachment Of the
salvation army Was parading the streets
Of Quebec yesterday afternoon 1t WAS
attacked by q bowling mob. who pelted
the members with large Jumps Of snow
end ice.
Paymaster General Rochester has re-
ceived o telegram from Ohief-P aymaster
Terriil reporting that Charles r. Parker
the man who several weeks ago robbed
Paymaster Bask OF $7.4o0, has been
captured.
The president yesterday accepted an
invitation to review on Monday q pro-
cession Of colored people on the occasion
OF the twenty-iith anniversary Of
emancipation Of salavery IN Che District
Of Columbia.
A disastrous prairie fire is raging in
Phillips and Norton counties, in Kansas
It started Saturday evening neal Ed.
y mon. Itis reported that nine or twelve
persons have persisted. but the facts can
not be definitely learned owing to injury
to telegraph wires.
The annual report OF the clearing
house shows aggregate exchanges fol
the year ended March 81, to have beer
3 4,12s. 353. 1854. This is $406, GOT ,0l:
larger than the exchanges for the pre-.
ceding year. The balances were 1885,.
A70.140, an increase Of $s,83S.22 2 owe
those Of The year before.
A bloody riot occurred at Denver las
night between rival Swede, Pole ant
Hnngarian colonies, Thirty fourth AMI
Blake streets, which resulted in th,
fatal shooting OF n man, serionl
wounding Of several others, snd it WA
with the combined efforts OF the police
force and patrol wagon that the affai
was prevented from resulting in whole.
sale massacre.
AdvioeA from Pittsburg state that th,
officials OF the Pan Handle railway be
gan yesterday morning to make whole
sale arrests Of employees Of that road 10
being concsrned in a gigantic conspirac.
e hhes 4 WAS fenna thai. the crew.
Of se~venty-ive freight trains were en-.
gagged in robping freight cars. Sixt,
conductors and brakernen were arrested
?ostmaster-d General Villas and Gener
al Superintendent Nash, Of the railwa.
mail service left Washington to-day o,
. tour OF inspection OF the fast mai
service between New York, Chicago On.
st. Paul. While absent they vii
consider the feasibility Of establishing
depots at Chicago, ST. Louis and ATTAIN,
tn tor the distribution OF postal card
and stamped envelopes.
A delegation Of 1rish-America Gale,
ct the white. house yesterday to invit
the president to attend q meeting to b
held Ia Washington last night to protea
against the coercion policy in ireland
They saw Col. Lamoat and were infor
med that whatever the presidents view
on sbe subject might be it would b
manifestly improper for him to attent
such 4 meeting it his official capacity.